Organic el display device and method for producing organic el display device

ABSTRACT

Provided is an organic EL display device  1  that includes: a substrate  11 ; a first electrode  13  provided on the substrate  11 ; an organic EL layer  15  provided on the first electrode  13 ; a second electrode  16  provided on the organic EL layer  15 ; and a sealing film layer  17  provided so as to cover the second electrode  16 . The sealing film layer  17  has protruding portions and recessed portions.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an organic electro-luminescence (EL)display device and a method for producing the organic EL display device.

BACKGROUND ART

An organic electro-luminescence (EL) display device is known in which asealing film layer is provided over organic EL elements in order toprevent the deterioration of the organic EL elements caused by moistureintruding from outside. In a configuration in which organic EL elementsare arranged on a flexible substrate, and a sealing film layer isprovided over the organic EL elements, when the flexible substrate isbent, cracks are possibly generated in the sealing film layer due tofilm stress, and moisture and the like possibly intrudes through thecracks, which deteriorates the organic EL elements.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique used for an organic EL displaydevice in which a first electrode layer, an organic EL layer, and asecond electrode layer are laminated on a flexible substrate, which is atechnique of forming a side surface of the first electrode layer in atapered shape, so as to reduce the stress concentration on each layerend.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT Patent Document Patent Document 1: JP-A-2014-13775SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the Invention

In the case of the organic EL display device disclosed in PatentDocument 1, however, only stress applied to the end of each layer istaken into consideration, and regarding a configuration in a case wherea sealing film layer is provided over organic EL elements, stressapplied to the sealing film layer is not taken into consideration.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique used foran organic EL display device provided with a sealing film layer, whichis a technique for reducing stress applied on the sealing film layerwhen it is bent.

Means to Solve the Problem

An organic EL display device in one embodiment of the present inventionincludes: a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; anorganic EL layer provided on the first electrode; a second electrodeprovided on the organic EL layer; and a sealing film layer provided soas to cover the second electrode. The sealing film layer has protrudingportions and recessed portions.

Effect of the Invention

According to the present disclosure, the stress applied on the sealingfilm layer when it is bent can be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating aconfiguration of an organic EL display device in Embodiment 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method for forming a sealing filmlayer in the organic EL display device in Embodiment 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a configuration in which protruding portions of thesealing film layer are formed in a lattice pattern (grid pattern).

FIG. 4 illustrates a configuration in which the protruding portions ofthe sealing film layer are continuous in the Y axis direction (directionin which short sides of the panel are directed), and a plurality of theprotruding portions continuous in the Y axis direction are arrayed inthe X axis direction (direction in which long sides of the panel aredirected) at predetermined intervals.

FIG. 5 illustrates a configuration in which protruding portions of thesealing film layer are continuous in the X axis direction (direction inwhich the long sides of the panel are directed), and a plurality of theprotruding portions continuous in the X axis direction are arrayed inthe Y axis direction (direction in which the short sides of the panelare directed) at predetermined intervals.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method for forming a sealing filmlayer in an organic EL display device in Embodiment 2.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An organic EL display device in one embodiment of the present inventionincludes: a substrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; anorganic EL layer provided on the first electrode; a second electrodeprovided on the organic EL layer; and a sealing film layer provided soas to cover the second electrode. The sealing film layer has protrudingportions and recessed portions.

With the above-described configuration, even in a case where the organicEL display device is bent, the configuration of the sealing film layerhaving the protrusions and recesses reduces stress occurring upon thebending. This prevents cracks from being generated in the sealing filmlayer, thereby preventing moisture and the like from intruding into theorganic EL layer.

The protruding portions of the sealing film layer may be formed in alattice pattern. With this configuration, when the sealing film layer isbent in any direction of the vertical, horizontal, and diagonaldirections, stress occurring upon the bending is reduced. This preventscracks from being generated in the sealing film layer when the organicEL display device is bent in any direction, thereby suppressingdeterioration caused by moisture and the like intruding into the organicEL layer.

The sealing film layer is formed in such a shape that a plurality ofprotruding portions extending in one direction and a plurality ofrecessed portions extending in one direction are arrayed alternately.With this configuration, when the sealing film layer is bentparticularly along the direction in which the protruding portions andthe recessed portions extend, stress occurring upon the bending isreduced, whereby cracks are prevented from being generated in thesealing film layer.

A method for producing an organic EL display device includes the stepsof: forming a first electrode on a substrate; forming an organic ELlayer on the first electrode; forming a second electrode on the organicEL layer; and forming a sealing film layer having protruding portionsand recessed portions so that the sealing film layer covers the secondelectrode. In the step of forming the sealing film layer havingprotruding portions and recessed portions, a sealing film layer having asingle layer structure is formed by using a mask that has full-openapertures that completely pass through the mask, and half-open aperturesat which thickness of the mask is decreased. With this, a sealing filmlayer in which stress occurring upon bending is reduced can be formedthrough one film forming process.

A method for producing an organic EL display device includes the stepsof: forming a first electrode on a substrate; forming an organic ELlayer on the first electrode; forming a second electrode on the organicEL layer; and forming a sealing film layer having protruding portionsand recessed portions so that the sealing film layer covers the secondelectrode. In the step of forming the sealing film layer havingprotruding portions and recessed portions, a sealing film layer having alaminate structure is formed through a sub-step of forming a sealingfilm layer in a part of an area of the second electrode, and a sub-stepof forming a sealing film layer in an entirety of the area of the secondelectrode. With this, a sealing film layer can be formed by using maskssimpler than the mask used when the sealing film layer is formed throughone film forming process, for example, a mask having only full-openapertures as the openings, and a mask having an opening corresponding toan entirety of the film forming area.

Embodiment

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail,while referring to the drawings. Identical or equivalent parts in thedrawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and thedescriptions of the same are not repeated. To make the description easyto understand, in the drawings referred to hereinafter, theconfigurations are simply illustrated or schematically illustrated, orthe illustration of part of constituent members is omitted. Further, thedimension ratios of the constituent members illustrated in the drawingsdo not necessarily indicate the real dimension ratios.

Embodiment 1

(Configuration of organic EL display device)

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating aconfiguration of an organic EL display device 1 in the presentembodiment.

On a TFT substrate 11, thin film transistors (TFTs) 12, signal lines(not shown), and first electrodes 13 are formed. The TFT substrate 11,which is a flexible substrate, is in a sheet form, has flexibility, andis formed with, for example, plastic or polyimide resin.

A plurality of the first electrodes 13 are formed at predeterminedintervals in matrix, and the first electrodes 13 form pixel regions inthe organic EL display device 1, respectively.

An organic EL layer 15 is formed on the first electrodes 13, and asecond electrodes 16 is formed on the organic EL layer 15. Organic ELelements are formed with the first electrodes 13, the organic EL layer15, and the second electrode 16.

The TFTs 12 function as switching elements that control respective lightemission of the organic EL elements of red (R), green (G), and blue (B).

An edge cover 14 is formed so as to cover ends of the first electrodes13. The edge cover 14 is an insulating layer for preventing the firstelectrodes 13 and the second electrode 16 from becoming short-circuitedin a case where the organic EL layer 15 is thinner or the electric fieldconcentration occurs at the ends of the first electrodes 13. Openings ofthe edge cover 14, that is, portions at which the first electrodes 13are exposed, are light emission areas of the organic EL elements thatform pixels, respectively.

Either the first electrode 13 or the second electrode 16 is an anode,and the other is a cathode. In a case where the first electrodes 13 areanodes and the second electrode 16 is a cathode, the first electrodes 13are a layer for injecting (supplying) holes into the organic EL layer15, and the second electrode 16 is a layer for injecting electrons intothe organic EL layer 15. In this case, the organic EL layer 15 includesa hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emission layer,an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer, in thestated order from the first electrode 13 side.

The hole injection layer is a layer that has a function of improving theefficiency of hole injection to the organic EL layer 15.

The hole transport layer is a layer that has a function of improving theefficiency of hole transport to the light emission layer.

The light emission layer is a layer that has a function of recombiningholes injected from the first electrode 13 side and electrons injectedfrom the second electrode 16 side so as to emit light, and the layeremits any of red color light, green color light, and blue color light.The light emission layer may have such a configuration that white lightis emitted by the combination of the red color light, the green colorlight, and the blue color light.

The electron transport layer is a layer that has a function of improvingthe efficiency of electron transport from the second electrode 16 to thelight emission layer.

The electron injection layer is a layer that has a function of improvingthe efficiency of electron injection from the second electrode 16 to theorganic EL layer 15.

Some of the above-described layers composing the organic EL layer 15 maybe a single layer having two or more functions (for example, the holeinjection layer may double as the hole transport layer). Further, theorganic EL layer 15 may include another layer such as a carrier blockinglayer, as required. For example, a hole blocking layer as a carrierblocking layer may be added between the light emission layer and theelectron transport layer, whereby holes are prevented from going throughto the electron transport layer, and the light emission efficiency canbe improved.

In the above-described configuration, the first electrodes 13 areanodes, and the second electrode 16 is a cathode, but the firstelectrodes 13 may be cathodes, and the second electrode 16 may be ananode. in this case, the order in which the layers composing the organicEL layer 15 are laminated is reversed.

The organic EL display device 1 in the present embodiment, in which thesecond electrode 16 is a transparent electrode or a semi-transparentelectrode, and the first electrodes 13 are reflection electrodes, has atop-emission-type configuration that emits light from the side of aflexible substrate 18 opposed to the TFT substrate 11. The organic ELdisplay device 1, however, may have a bottom-emission-type configurationin which the first electrodes 13 are transparent electrodes orsemi-transparent electrodes, the second electrode 16 is a reflectionelectrode, and light is emitted from the TFT substrate 11 side.

The entirety of the organic EL layer 15 and the second electrode 16 iscovered with a sealing film layer 17. The sealing film layer 17 isprovided for preventing the organic EL elements from deteriorating dueto moisture and oxygen that intrude from outside.

The sealing film layer 17 has a single layer structure including aninorganic layer made of an inorganic material, a laminate structureincluding two or more inorganic layers, or a laminate structureincluding an organic layer and an inorganic layer. The sealing filmlayer 17 has a thickness of, for example, 100 nm to 10000 nm. Thesealing film layer 17 is made of, for example, SiN, SiCN, SiON, or thelike.

In the organic EL display device 1 in the present embodiment, thesealing film layer 17 is in a shape having protrusions and recesses onthe surface (see FIG. 1). The height from the bottom of the recessedportions to the top of the protruding portions is, for example, in arange of 100 nm to 5000 nm, and it is, for example, 500 nm. The densityof these protrusions and recesses is finer than the subpixel pitch, asillustrated in FIG. 1. By forming the sealing film layer 17, not in ashape having a flat surface, but in a shape having protrusions andrecesses, the stress occurring upon bending is reduced. This makes itpossible to prevent cracks from being generated in the sealing filmlayer 17, even in a case where the organic EL display device 1 is bent.The sealing film layer 17 in a shape having protrusions and recesses canbe formed by using, for example, the half-exposure technique to bedescribed below.

The flexible substrate 18 covering the sealing film layer is in a sheetform, has flexibility, and is made of, for example, plastic or polyimideresin. In other words, the organic EL display device 1 has such astructure that the TFTs 12, the first electrodes 13, the edge cover 14,the organic EL layer 15, the second electrode 16, the sealing film layer17, and the like are interposed between the TFT substrate 11 and theflexible substrate 18.

(Method for Forming Sealing Film Layer)

To describe the method for producing the organic EL display device 1simply, the TFTs 12 and the first electrodes 13 are formed on the TFTsubstrate 11, and the edge cover 14 is formed so as to cover the ends ofthe first electrodes 13. Further, the organic EL layer 15 is formed overthe first electrodes 13, and the second electrode 16 is formed on theorganic EL layer 15. Still further, the sealing film layer 17 in a shapehaving protrusions and recesses is formed so as to cover the secondelectrode 16, and the flexible substrate 18 is arranged so as to coverthe sealing film layer 17. Hereinafter, the method for forming thesealing film layer 17 is described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method for forming the sealing filmlayer 17. FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the TFTs 12, and theorganic EL layer 15 are arranged on the TFT substrate 11, and further, amask 20 to be used when the sealing film layer 17 in a shape havingprotrusions and recesses is formed is arranged. The first electrodes 13,the second electrode 16, and the like are actually arranged as well, butthe illustration of the same is omitted in FIG. 2.

The mask 20 includes full-open apertures 201 that completely passthrough the mask 20, and half-open apertures 202 at which the thicknessof the mask 20 is decreased. More specifically, the full-open apertures201 and the half-open apertures 202 are alternately formed. Adjacentones of the full-open apertures 201 have a space therebetween of, forexample, 1 mm or more. As illustrated in FIG. 2, in a state where themask 20 is arranged in order to form the sealing film layer 17, a space(gap) exists between the organic EL layer 15 (actually, the secondelectrode 16 the illustration of which is omitted in the drawing) andthe mask 20 in the half-open apertures 202.

In a case where the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, for example,is used as the film forming method, film forming gas is supplied fromabove the mask 20, whereby thick films are formed in the portionsimmediately below the full-open apertures 201, on the surface of theorganic EL layer 15 (actually, the second electrode 16 the illustrationof which is omitted in the drawing). Further, in the portionsimmediately below the half-open apertures 202, the film forming gashaving flown through the full-open apertures 201 intrudes thereto, filmsthinner than those in the portions immediately below the full-openapertures 201 are formed. This allows sealing films having differentfilm thicknesses to be continuously formed, thereby allowing the sealingfilm layer 17 in a shape having protrusions and recesses to be formed.In this case, the sealing film layer 17 has a single layer structure.

The film forming method may be any method as long as sealing filmshaving different film thicknesses can be formed by the method, and isnot limited to the CVD method. For example, by the sputtering method,film forming particles intrude in the gap between the second electrode16 and the mask 20, whereby sealing films having different filmthicknesses can be continuously formed in the portions immediately belowthe full-open apertures 201 and the portions immediately below thehalf-open apertures 202.

The size and pitch of the protrusions and recesses of the sealing filmlayer 17 can be freely controlled by changing the opening sizes of thefull-open apertures 201 and the half-open apertures 202. Further, theshape of the sealing film layer 17 can be freely controlled byappropriately setting the shape of the mask 20. Examples of the shape ofthe sealing film layer 17 are illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5.

FIG. 3 illustrates a configuration in which protruding portions of thesealing film layer 17 in a shape having protrusions and recesses areformed in a diagonal lattice pattern (grid pattern). By using a mask 20in which the full-open apertures 201 are formed in a diagonal latticepattern, and the half-open apertures 202 are arranged in areassurrounded by the full-open apertures 201 in the diagonal latticepattern, a sealing film layer 17 in which protruding portions are in adiagonal lattice pattern can be formed. Further, though the illustrationis omitted in the drawing, by using a lattice-pattern mask 20 in whichthe full-open apertures 201 arranged vertically and horizontally therebyperpendicularly intersecting with one another, a sealing film layer 17in a lattice pattern in which the protruding portions extendingvertically and horizontally intersect with one another perpendicularlycan be formed.

In the case where the protruding portions of the sealing film layer 17are formed in a lattice pattern (grid pattern), even if the sealing filmlayer 17 (organic EL display device 1) is bent in a direction in whichthe protruding portions extend, stress occurring upon the bending isreduced. It is therefore possible to prevent cracks from being generatedin the sealing film layer 17.

FIG. 4 illustrates a configuration in which protruding portions andrecessed portions of the sealing film layer 17 in a shape havingprotrusions and recesses extend in the Y axis direction (direction inwhich the short sides of the panel are directed), and the plurality ofthe protruding portions and the recessed portions extending in the Yaxis direction are alternately arrayed in the X axis direction(direction in which the long sides of the panel are directed). Here, thevertical direction on the surface of the drawing sheet is assumed to bethe Y axis direction, and the horizontal direction on the surface of thedrawing sheet is assumed to be the X axis direction. With thisconfiguration, when the sealing film layer 17 is bent along the Y axis,stress occurring upon the bending is reduced.

In the mask 20 used for forming the sealing film layer 17 illustrated inFIG. 4, the full-open apertures 201 and the half-open apertures 202extend in the Y axis direction, and the plurality of the full-openapertures 201 and the half-open apertures 202 extending in the Y axisdirection are arrayed alternately in the X axis direction.

FIG. 5 illustrates a configuration in which protruding portions andrecessed portion of the sealing film layer 17 in a shape havingprotrusions and recesses extend in the X axis direction (direction inwhich the long sides of the panel are directed), and a plurality of theprotruding portions and the recessed portions extending in the X axisdirection are arrayed alternately in the Y axis direction (direction inwhich the short sides of the panel are directed). With thisconfiguration, when the sealing film layer 17 is bent along the X axis,stress occurring upon the bending is reduced.

In the mask 20 used for forming the sealing film layer 17 illustrated inFIG. 5, the full-open apertures 201 and the half-open apertures 202extend in the X axis direction, and the plurality of the full-openapertures 201 and the half-open apertures 202 extending in the X axisdirection are arrayed alternately in the Y axis direction.

Embodiment 2

In the organic EL display device 1 in Embodiment 1 described above, thesealing film layer 17 has a single layer structure. In an organic ELdisplay device 1 in Embodiment 2, a sealing film layer 17 has a laminatestructure of two layers. Among configurations of the organic EL displaydevice 1 in Embodiment 2, the configurations other than that of thesealing film layer 17 are identical to those of the organic EL displaydevice 1 in Embodiment 1. Further, among the methods used for producingthe organic EL display device 1 in Embodiment 2, the producing methodsother than the method for forming the sealing film layer 17 areidentical to those used for the organic EL display device 1 inEmbodiment 1.

(Method for Forming Sealing Film Layer)

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method for forming the sealing filmlayer 17 in the present embodiment. As will be described later, inEmbodiment 2, a sealing film layer 17 having a two-layer structure isformed through two steps, i.e., Steps 1 and 2. The upper diagram (Step1) of FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the TFTs 12 and the organic ELlayer 15 are arranged on the TFT substrate 11, and further a mask 60 isarranged thereon. Further, the lower diagram (Step 2) of FIG. 6illustrates a state in which the TFTs 12 and the organic EL layer 15 arearranged on the TFT substrate 11, and further, a mask 70 is arrangedthereon. Actually, the first electrodes 13, the second electrode 16, andthe like are arranged as well, but the illustration of the same isomitted in FIG. 6.

The mask 60 does not have the half-open apertures 202, which the mask 20in Embodiment 1 described above have. In other words, in the mask 60,only full-open apertures 601 that completely pass through the mask 60are provided as openings, and a portion of the mask 60 other than thefull-open apertures 601 is a shielding portion 602 in which no openingexists.

The mask 60 has a shape in accordance with the shape of the sealing filmlayer 17 to be formed. For example, in a case where the sealing filmlayer 17 having protruding portions in a lattice pattern (grid pattern)as illustrated in FIG. 3 is to be formed, a mask 60 in which thefull-open apertures 601 are in a lattice pattern is used. Further, in acase where the sealing film layer 17 in which a plurality of protrudingportions and recessed portions extending in the Y axis direction arealternately arrayed in the X axis direction as illustrated in FIG. 4 isto be formed, a mask 60 having the following configuration is used: aplurality of full-open apertures 601 and shielding portions 602 extendin the Y axis direction, and the full-open apertures 601 and theshielding portions 602 thus extending in the Y axis direction arealternately arrayed in the X axis direction. Further, in a case wherethe sealing film layer 17 in which a plurality of protruding portionsand recessed portions extending in the X axis direction are alternatelyarrayed in the Y axis direction as illustrated in FIG. 5 is to beformed, a mask 60 having the following configuration is used: aplurality of full-open apertures 601 and shielding portions 602 extendin the X axis direction, and the full-open apertures 601 and theshielding portions 602 thus extending in the X axis direction arealternately arrayed in the Y axis direction. Adjacent ones of thefull-open apertures 601 have a space therebetween of, for example 1 mmor more.

The following description describes a method for forming the sealingfilm layer 17. In a case where the chemical vapor deposition (CVD)method, for example, is used as a film forming method, film forming gasis supplied from above the mask 60, whereby films are formed in theportions immediately below the full-open apertures 601, on the surfaceof the organic EL layer 15 (actually, the second electrode 16 theillustration of which is omitted in the drawing) (Step 1).

Subsequently, a mask 70 having an opening that ranges over an entiretyof the film forming area is used and the film forming gas is suppliedfrom above the mask 70, whereby a films is formed over an entirety ofthe surface area of the organic EL layer 15 (actually, the secondelectrode 16 the illustration of which is omitted in the drawing) (Step2). The film formed in this step 2 has a uniform thickness.

Through the above-described film forming process, thicker films areformed through the processing operations in Steps 1 and 2, in theportions immediately below the full-open apertures 601 of the mask 60,on the surface of the second electrode 16, and films thinner than thefilms in the portions immediately below the full-open apertures 601 ofthe mask 60 are formed through the processing operation in Step 2, inportions covered by the shielding portions 602. This allows sealingfilms having different film thicknesses to be formed continuously.

In other words, portions where films are formed in Step 1 becomeprotruding portions, and portions where films are not formed in Step 1become recessed portions, whereby the sealing film layer 17 in a shapehaving protrusions and recesses can be formed. In this case, the sealingfilm layer 17 has a laminate structure of two layers, which are thelayer formed in Step 1 and the layer formed in Step 2.

The processing operations in Steps 1 and 2 can be performed in a reverseorder. More specifically, the processing operation in Step 2 isperformed so that a flat film having a uniform thickness is formed on anentire surface of the second electrode 16, and next, the processingoperation in Step 1 is performed so that the protruding portions of thesealing film are formed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.For example, the shape of the sealing film layer 17 is not limited tothe shapes illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, and the shape may be any shapeas long as it has protrusions and recesses and allows stress occurringupon bending to be reduced. Further, in a case where the sealing filmlayer 17 has a laminate structure, the structure may be a structure ofthree or more layers.

In the embodiments described above, the configuration in which thesealing film layer 17 is provided immediately above the second electrode16 is used, but the configuration may be such that another layer isinterposed between the second electrode 16 and the sealing film layer17. In other words, the sealing film layer 17 may be any film as long asthe film covers the second electrode 16, and is not necessarily incontact with the second electrode 16.

The organic EL display device 1 in the above-described embodiments canbe used in a variety of displays of devices such as a television set, asmartphone, a tablet terminal, and a game machine.

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-   1: organic EL display device-   11: TFT substrate-   13: first electrode-   15: organic EL layer-   16: second electrode-   17: sealing film layer

1. An organic electro-luminescence display device comprising: asubstrate; a first electrode provided on the substrate; an organicelectro-luminescence layer provided on the first electrode; a secondelectrode provided on the organic electro-luminescence layer; and asealing film layer provided so as to cover the second electrode, whereinthe sealing film layer has protruding portions and recessed portionsthat have a finer density than a subpixel pitch.
 2. The organicelectro-luminescence display device according to claim 1, wherein theprotruding portions of the sealing film layer are formed in a latticepattern.
 3. The organic electro-luminescence display device according toclaim 1, wherein the sealing film layer is formed in such a shape that aplurality of protruding portions extending in one direction and aplurality of recessed portions extending in one direction are arrayedalternately.
 4. A method for producing an organic electro-luminescencedisplay device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a firstelectrode on a substrate; forming an organic electro-luminescence layeron the first electrode; forming a second electrode on the organicelectro-luminescence layer; and forming a sealing film layer havingprotruding portions and recessed portions that have a finer density thana subpixel pitch so that the sealing film layer covers the secondelectrode, wherein, in the step of forming the sealing film layer havingprotruding portions and recessed portions, a sealing film layer having asingle layer structure is formed by using a mask that has full-openapertures that completely pass through the mask, and half-open aperturesat which thickness of the mask is decreased.
 5. A method for producingan organic electro-luminescence display device, the method comprisingthe steps of: forming a first electrode on a substrate; forming anorganic electro-luminescence layer on the first electrode; forming asecond electrode on the organic electro-luminescence layer; and forminga sealing film layer having protruding portions and recessed portionsthat have a finer density than a subpixel pitch so that the sealing filmlayer covers the second electrode, wherein, in the step of forming thesealing film layer having protruding portions and recessed portions, asealing film layer having a laminate structure is formed through asub-step of forming a sealing film layer in a part of an area of thesecond electrode, and a sub-step of forming a sealing film layer in anentirety of the area of the second electrode.
 6. The organicelectro-luminescence display device according to claim 1, furthercomprising a flexible substrate, and wherein the sealing film layer isarranged between the substrate and the flexible substrate.
 7. Theorganic electro-luminescence display device according to claim 1,wherein the sealing film layer has a laminate structure including anorganic layer and an inorganic layer.
 8. The organicelectro-luminescence display device according to claim 1, wherein thesealing film layer includes SiCN.